investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
such ... as; or some such
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
go that far; to that extent
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
that; the matter in question
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly